Thursday, October 14, 2010

"Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night"

First, I kind of thought it was funny that in the title it said "good night" and that is usually what you say before you go to sleep; however, it was meant differently in this sense. Back on track though, I think I can relate to this poem more than the rest because all or most of the poems are about death in some shape or form. In this poem, though, the speaker is saying how much he wants his father to stay with him, to "not go gentle." I just didn't comprehend how some of the other poems didn't care or didn't have a respect for life. Anyway, I also thought it was interesting how the tears could be a blessing and a curse at the same time. It really brought death into perspective for me. The tears are a blessing because the father tires to stay and it shows the love of the son. On the other hand, the tears are a curse because it shows the pain of the father and the son. The pain is of the father's struggling and of the son's loss.

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